Quiet teaching

Just came back from teaching a yin class at Sue's, the second one I've done in the Karma slot. So I have some regulars already, which is nice, these two middle aged ladies. In addition tonight I had some teenagers who were slightly weirded out by yoga, but open minded, and while they had some difficulties with yin (it can be very intensive) and the poses - by the end of it they were smiling very broadly.

And one of them said to me that it had been great being able to relax, because relaxing is so hard. Yeah, when you're a teenager relaxing is almost impossible - I've talked with some other teachers who teach teenagers and they all say the same. Just laying down in savasana eyes closed is almost impossible for them, so I was really glad these girls were able to enjoy it.

After class I locked up the studio, and since this whole teaching thing is still so new, I'm always totally overwhelmed afterwards I can hardly stand. I'm trying out a distraction technique at the moment, and make sure I have an audiobook or a podcast to listen to right after so I don't get too bewildered by the experience. I'm doing one more class this year, and hopefully my students demand more and Sue will give me permanent slot next year.

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